diff --git a/scripts/nix-profile.fish.in b/scripts/nix-profile.fish.in
index dd2fbe209..53ad8efd0 100644
--- a/scripts/nix-profile.fish.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-profile.fish.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ else
 end
 
 # Set $NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE so that Nixpkgs applications like curl work.
-if test -n "$NIX_SSH_CERT_FILE"
+if test -n "$NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE"
     : # Allow users to override the NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE
 else if test -e /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt # NixOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Arch
     set --export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt